1571: Miguel Lopez de Jagazpi established Manila, the capital of the Philippines.
1848: The world's first departmental store opened.
1892: Famous playwright and poet Oscar Wilde was released from jail.
1926: Benito Mussolini declared Italy a fascist nation.
1930: White women got the right to vote in South Africa.
1999: Mahendra Chaudhary of Indian origin was appointed Prime Minister of Fiji.
1913: Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, President of India, was born.